Church of God

The community around Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Obesity: 44.5%
• Social Isolation: 37.5%
• Child Poverty: 36.8% (21.6–53.8%)
• Depression: 30.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.9%
• Poverty Rate: 25.3% (15.8–34.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 23.7%
• Diabetes: 15.8%
• Unemployment: 8.3% (2.5–14.1%)
• Housing Insecurity: 17.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Newark city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 976 residents.

Churches near Church of God

• Four Square Gospel Tabernacle — 0.1 mi away
• Redemption Church of Licking County — 0.1 mi away
• Legacy Church In Newark, Ohio — 0.1 mi away
• Sixth Street Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Pauls Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Plymouth United Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Spirit of Humble Beginnings — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away